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Chinese Premier Li Qiang, centre, stands with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, left, and New Zealand Governor General Dame Cyndi Kiro during the official welcome ceremony in Wellington, New Zealand, Thursday, June 13, 2024. Li has arrived in New Zealand at the start of a weeklong tour that also includes Australia and Malaysia. (Mark Mitchell/NZ Herald via AP)

Chinese Premier Li and New Zealand’s Luxon hail close ties as they sign trade deals in Wellington

By Charlotte Graham-Mclay - Associated Press

Delhi Capitals' Jake Fraser-McGurk reacts after getting hurt on a delivery by Rajasthan Royals' Trent Boult during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

New Zealand Black Caps fans look to Twenty20 World Cup with hope, trepidation

By Steve McMorran - Associated Press

Philadelphia Eagles offensive tackle Jordan Mailata (68) after an NFL football game against the New York Giants, on Jan. 8, 2024, in East Rutherford, N.J. The NFL will expand its international search for talent by opening an academy in rugby-mad Australia to develop promising teenagers in the Asia-Pacific region into college and pro prospects. The NFL Academy will open in September for student athletes ages 12 to 18, following recruitment camps taking place this summer in Australia and New Zealand. Ahead with the NFL Draft, the announcement says the region is full of talent the likes of Philadelphia Eagles offensive tackle Jordan Mailata, a 6-foot-8 Australian who was deemed too big for rugby. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston, File)

NFL to open academy in Australia to identify and develop young prospects

By Ken Maguire - Associated Press

France SailGP Team helmed by Quentin Delapierre and Jason Saunders, flight controller of France SailGP Team and Olivier Herledant, grinder of France SailGP Team in action ahead of the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix in Christchurch, New Zealand, Friday, March 22, 2024. (Felix Diemer/SailGP via AP)

Endangered dolphins on course prevent racing at SailGP New Zealand in Christchurch

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Swimmers watch the sun set behind clouds over the Pacific Ocean seen from Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, the last sunset of 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Bizarre structures in Pacific could change understanding of Earth

By Staff - The Washington Times

In this image supplied by Dame Jacinda Ardern and Clarke Gayford, former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern embraces her husband Clarke Gayford at their wedding in Havelock North, New Zealand, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. After almost five years of engagement and a postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic, Ardern has married longtime partner Gayford in a private ceremony at a central North Island winery. (Felicity Jean Photography via AP)

After years of delays, former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ties the knot

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In this image released by Rocket Lab, a electron rocket successfully takes off from its launch site on the Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, Friday, Dec. 15, 2023. California-based Rocket Lab launched a Japanese satellite TSUKUYOMI-I, into orbit on behalf of a Japanese start-up Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space Inc, Friday. (Rocket Lab via AP)

Rocket Lab launches a Japanese satellite from the space company’s complex in New Zealand

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New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon gestures during his first post-Cabinet press conference at Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. (Mark Mitchell/New Zealand Herald via AP)

New Zealand leader plans to ban cellphone use in schools and end tobacco controls in first 100 days

By Nick Perry - Associated Press

New Zealand National Party leader and Prime Minister-elect Christopher Luxon arrives to address the media at parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. Three New Zealand political leaders on Thursday said they have reached an agreement to form the next government, pending a final signoff from their parties which they expected within hours. (Mark Mitchell/NZ Herald via AP)

3 New Zealand political leaders say they’ve reached agreement to form next government

By Nick Perry - Associated Press

Australia's Glenn Maxwell plays a shot during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match between Australia and Afghanistan in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

Kohli and Shami lead India into Cricket World Cup final after 70-run win over New Zealand

By Chetan Narula - Associated Press

India's Shubman Gill sits on the ground after getting cramps, during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup first semifinal match between India and New Zealand in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

India opener Shubman Gill off injured when on 79 not out in Cricket World Cup semifinals

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India's bowling coach Paras Mhambrey, left, speaks with India's head coach Rahul Dravid during a training session ahead of the ICC cricket world cup match against Bangladesh in Pune, India, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Perfect record leaves host India as favorites over New Zealand in Cricket World Cup semifinal

By Chetan Narula - Associated Press

This 2022 photo supplied by the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society shows puteketeke at Lake Ellesmere, south of Christchurch in New Zealand. Vote count for New Zealand's Bird of the Century has been delayed by comedian John Oliver's global campaign, as he discovered a loophole in the rules, which allowed anybody with a valid email address to cast a vote. So he went all-out in a humorous campaign for his favored bird, the puteketeke, a water bird, on his HBO show "Last Week Tonight." (Peter Foulds/Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society via AP)

John Oliver’s campaign for puking mullet bird delays New Zealand vote for favorite feathered friend

By Nick Perry - Associated Press

FILE - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gestures as she gives her victory speech to Labour Party members at an event in Auckland, New Zealand, Oct. 17, 2020. The former New Zealand Prime Minister, Ardern will work alongside leaders from Conservation International to advocate for climate action and improve people's treatment of the environment. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)

New Zealand’s ex-Premier Jacinda Ardern will join conservation group to rally for environment action

By Nick Perry - Associated Press

South Africa's captain Temba Bavuma plays a shot during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match between Pakistan and South Africa in Chennai, India, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Quinton de Kock scores fourth century at Cricket World Cup as South Africa beats NZ by 190 runs

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Portugal's Raffaele Storti celebrates with teammate at the end of Rugby World Cup Pool C match between Fiji and Portugal, at the Stadium de Toulouse in Toulouse, France, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Ireland fans star at successful Rugby World Cup in France but cards for fouls frustrate

By Jerome Pugmire - Associated Press

Australia's David Warner celebrate scoring a century during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match between Australia and Netherlands in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Australia holds nerve to beat New Zealand by 5 runs at Cricket World Cup

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South Africa's Cheslin Kolbe races to score his side's third try during the Rugby World Cup quarterfinal match between France and South Africa at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Springboks wing speedster Cheslin Kolbe ready to deliver at scrumhalf if needed against All Blacks

By Samuel Petrequin - Associated Press

New Zealand's Aaron Smith, at rear, leads the traditional Haka just ahead of the start of the Rugby World Cup semifinal match between Argentina and New Zealand at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, Friday, Oct 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

The greatest Rugby World Cup final? Huge expectations for All Blacks-Springboks showdown

By Gerald Imray - Associated Press

New Zealand's Lockie Ferguson bowls during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match between India and New Zealand in Dharamshala, India, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Australia and New Zealand rivalry is renewed in a Himalayan setting at the Cricket World Cup

By Chetan Narula - Associated Press